By Vladmir Nabokov. 315p. I read this for the Second Chances challenge as I have already read Lolita. The books are different, this one being far more postmodernist than the latter. Though, Nabokov’s distinct style is present in both of these book. This work is very interesting, unique, and layered. I’m not going to say [...]
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What is your favorite carnival/amusement park ride?
I haven’t been to either in years. I’m not big on them. I’ve never been on a roller coaster either. I use to like the merry go round as a kid.
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How do you react in uncomfortable social situations?
I usually try and excuse myself and run away to be alone [...]
Do you get on a roll when you read, so that one book leads to the next, which leads to the next, and so on and so on?
I don’t so much mean something like reading a series from beginning to end, but, say, a string of books that all take place in Paris. Or that [...]
Dewey is hosting her first challenge, and you know how addicted I am to challenges. I also really like the graphic novel genre so this should be fun. Six graphic novels between January to December 2008.
Shortcomings by Adrian Tomine
Batman : the dark knight returns by Frank Miller
David Boring by Daniel Clowes
V for Vendetta by Alan [...]
Read four books about William Shakespeare, poetry/plays and books about him included. It runs between January 1, 2008 to June 30th, 2008.
The Tempest
Othello
Sonnets
Shakespeare: The World As Stage by Bill Bryson
Alternates: any other plays I have not read.
The sonnets will be the complete sonnets. I also just finished putting the Bill Bryson audiobook on my iTunes. [...]
By L. M. Montgomery. I missed on reading this Canadian classic when I was kid. I really wish I had. I’ve been fairly busy these past weeks (a couple more weeks and I’m on free), so it took me much longer than usual to finish such a book. It was a bit slow at first, [...]
I haven’t posted a Worldess Wednesday in awhile because I am too busy to take some serious photos. I was going to wait until Wednesday to post this, but I decided just to do it now while I have now.
Flickr has a very popular group called What’s in my bag? which is essentially people [...]
A Create Your Own/Choose Your Own Jane Austen book by Emma Campbell Webster. I had a lot of fun in my first play/ “read” of this book. It really is like a game. You’re Elizabeth Bennet and your goal is to marry prudently and for love. As a game, you have the option of keeping [...]
how many of us write notes in our books. Are you a Footprint Leaver or a Preservationist? - BTT
Preservationist. I don’t really like writing in books and leave them as they are. If I wanted to leave notes about them, I’d blog it or write in one of my notebooks or journals. I also can’t [...]
Nick Hornby is probably one of my favourite authors. I like his novels; they can make me laugh and smile. They make me appreciate life, quirky observations, and also, what it’s probably like being a guy. I love his essays; he writes like a friend I would hang out with often. He’s probably funny as [...]
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